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The Craft of Gardens
Author | : Ji Cheng |
Publsiher | : Shanghai Press |
Total Pages | : 144 |
Release | : 2012-04-10 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1602200084 |
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With dozens of stunning photographs, this modern translation of a Classic text is a masterpiece of classical Chinese gardening. Ji Cheng's great work on garden design, the Yuan Ye or Craft of Gardens, was originally published around 1631 and is the earliest manual of landscape gardening in the Chinese tradition. This is the first complete English translation of Ji Cheng's seminal work. This Chinese gardening book is based on J Cheng's notes and experiences from his career as a garden designer, which he discusses at some length in his introduction> Since architecture is an integral part of the Chinese garden, much of the book is taken up with the design of different types of buildings and the integration of architecture with nature in the garden. Ji Cheng explains the religious and aesthetic principles underlying garden design and the appropriate emotional response to various effects. he then offers a down-to-earth series of instructions about the requirements of different types of sites, building layouts, architectural features, paving, the construction of artificial mountains, selection of rocks, and the use of natural scenery. This delightful book provides not only insights into Chinese gardening but also a unique perspective on Chinese culture and society in the late Ming dynasty. Full notes by the translator explain obscure points and introduce relevant aspects of Chinese culture, while an introduction by Maggie Keswick sets the book firmly in its historical context. Illustrations include not only Ji Cheng's original diagrams but also historical paintings and contemporary photographs of a number of outstanding gardens in the part of East China where Ji Cheng lived and worked.
The Art Craft of Garden Making
Author | : Thomas Hayton Mawson |
Publsiher | : Franklin Classics Trade Press |
Total Pages | : 358 |
Release | : 2018-11-13 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 0353532363 |
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The Art and Craft of Garden Making
Author | : Thomas Hayton Mawson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 252 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : Gardens |
ISBN | : LCCN:11001971 |
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The Gardens of Ellen Biddle Shipman
Author | : Judith B. Tankard |
Publsiher | : ABRAMS |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : UOM:39015041363758 |
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Illustrated with original photographs of Shipman's superb gardens - many by photographer Mattie Edwards Hewitt which have never been previously published - and new photographs by Carol Betsch which were specially commissioned for this volume, the book documents in fascinating detail the life and work of one of America's most important and influential garden designers.
The Splendid Chinese Garden
Author | : Hu Jie |
Publsiher | : Shanghai Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2012-09-20 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1602200106 |
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The Splendid Chinese Garden is an illustrated guide to the classic gardens of China. It explains the history of the garden, the traditions and beliefs they represent, their aesthetic and the techniques used to create them. Also included are chapters that survey the great gardens of China, the gardens tourists love to visit and gardeners dream of seeing and exploring. Chinese Gardens in the South of the Yangtze River: Ge Garden (Yangzhou) He Yuan, also known as Jixiao Shan Zhuang (Yangzhou) Zhan Garden (Nanjing) Jichang Garden (Wuxi) Humble Administrator's Garden (Suzhou) Lingering Garden (Suzhou) Master of the Nets Garden (Suzhou) Lion Grove Garden (Suzhou) Chinese Gardens in the North of the Yangtze River: Yihe Garden or the Summer Palace (Beijing) Beihai Park (Beijing) Jingyi Garden in Xiangshan Mountain (Beijing) Imperial Garden, Palace Museum (Beijing) The Back Garden of the Prince Gong Mansion (Beijing)
The Art of the Kitchen Garden
Author | : Jan Gertley,Michael Gertley |
Publsiher | : Taunton |
Total Pages | : 151 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Gardening |
ISBN | : 1561581801 |
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Shows how to design and plant kitchen gardens, decorative arrangements of flowers and vegetables, and shows examples from the past
The Art and Craft of Garden Architecture and Garden Making
Author | : Thomas Hayton Mawson |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 238 |
Release | : 1986-05-01 |
Genre | : Gardens |
ISBN | : 086650186X |
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Women and the Collaborative Art of Gardens
Author | : Victoria E. Pagán,Judith W. Page |
Publsiher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 2023-11-30 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9781000999914 |
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Women and the Collaborative Art of Gardens explores the garden and its agency in the history of the built and natural environments, as evidenced in landscape architecture, literature, art, archaeology, history, photography, and film. Throughout the book, each chapter centers the act of collaboration, from garden clubs of the early twentieth century as powerful models of women’s leadership, to the more intimate partnerships between family members, to the delicate relationship between artist and subject. Women emerge in every chapter, whether as gardeners, designers, owners, writers, illustrators, photographers, filmmakers, or subjects, but the contributors to this dynamic collection unseat common assumptions about the role of women in gardens to make manifest the significant ways in which women write themselves into the accounts of garden design, practice, and history. The book reveals the power of gardens to shape human existence, even as humans shape gardens and their representations in a variety of media, including brilliantly illuminated manuscripts, intricately carved architectural spaces, wall paintings, black and white photographs, and wood cuts. Ultimately, the volume reveals that gardens are best apprehended when understood as products of collaboration. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of gardens and culture, ancient Rome, art history, British literature, medieval France, film studies, women’s studies, photography, African American Studies, and landscape architecture.